Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Saturday 21 December 2024 until 12:00, Sunday 22 December 2024
Small Craft Warning
See Gale Warning.
Gale Warning
Westerly winds veering northwesterly will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times today (Saturday), tonight (Saturday night) and Sunday morning on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea. Winds will occasionally reach storm force 10 on Irish Coastal waters from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Belfast Lough tonight (Saturday night) and Sunday morning.
Atlantic Swell
Increasing western and northwestern coasts early on Sunday and extending to southwestern coasts on Sunday afternoon.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
A strong to gale force and increasingly unstable westerly airflow covers Ireland, generated by a depression of 961hPa tracking northeastwards between Iceland and Scotland and an anticyclone of 1041hPa centred just to the northeast of the Azores.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Belfast Lough
Wind: West to northwest force 6 to gale force 8 and gusty. Imminent increasing force 7 to strong gale force 9 and gusty. Soon touching storm force 10 locally between Slyne Head to Fair Head. Later veering northwest force 7 to strong gale force 9, occasionally storm force 10.
Weather: Showers, some heavy with scattered thunderstorms and hail later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Loop Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West force 6 or 7 and gusty, occasionally touching gale force 8. Soon increasing force 7 to gale force 8 and gusty. Later veering northwest and occasionally toughing strong gale force 9.
Weather: Scattered showers, some heavy with isolated thunderstorms and hail later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Monday 23 December 2024
Near gale to strong gale force northwest winds, occasionally touching storm first at first, gradually decreasing strong to gale force by Sunday night. Decreasing moderate to fresh occasionally strong westerly later. Weather; Showers becoming isolated during Sunday. Cloud increasing Sunday night with rain and drizzle extending from the Atlantic early on Monday.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Saturday 21 December 2024
All times are local unless specified
